[[PageOutline]] == Project Number == 1773 == Project Title == Virtual Machine Introspection and Development of a Model Federation Framework for GENI[[BR]] a.k.a. [http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/ VMI-FED][[BR]] === Technical Contacts === '''PI:''' Kara Nance, University of Alaska Fairbanks [mailto:klnance@alaska.edu][[BR]] Brian Hay, University of Alaska Fairbanks [mailto:brian.hay@alaska.edu][[BR]] Jon Genetti, University of Alaska Fairbanks[[BR]] === Project Website === [http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/ http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/][[BR]] === Participating Organizations === [http://www.cs.uaf.edu/ Computer Science Department][[BR]] University of Alaska Fairbanks[[BR]] === GPO Liaison System Engineer === [mailto:vthomas@geni.net Vic Thomas] == Scope == This work develops secure monitoring mechanisms (Virtual Machine Introspection) for virtual machines in GENI slices, and also brings University of Alaska resources into GENI to help develop working implementations of federation and provide a diverse environment for evaluating VMI and other GENI software or experiments. Deployment begins with the Advanced System Security Education Research and Training (ASSERT) Lab, with software based on their previous work with Xen virtual monitoring. The UA CIO is directly involved in the project, and will provide realistic requirements and support for GENI deployments in environments that range from supercomputer centers to geographically isolated communities operating at the extremes of the network’s thin edge. === Current Capabilities === === Milestones === [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.a VIX demo)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.b ASSERT doc)]] [http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/model_fed_framework.html Click here for document] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.h GEC8 demo description)]] [wiki:vmiGec8DemoDescription Click here for description] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.c GEC8 demo -)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.d resource doc)]][http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/model_fed_framework.html Click here for document][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.e GENI VMI demo)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.f scale up demo -)]][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S2.g analysis doc)]][http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/model_fed_framework.html Click here for document][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.a Demonstration and outreach at GEC9)]] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.b Selection of Alaska resources to be federated with GENI)]] [http://groups.geni.net/geni/attachment/wiki/VMI-FED/resource_selection.pdf Click here for document][[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.c VMI technology consistent with GENI I&M Architecture)]] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.d Demonstration and outreach at GEC10)]] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.e Initial federation of Alaska resource)]] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.f Demonstration and outreach at GEC11)]] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.g VMI Software and documentation)]] [[BR]] [[MilestoneDate(VMI-FED: S3.h Alaska AM is operational)]] [[BR]] == Project Technical Documents == [http://assert.uaf.edu/geni/model_fed_framework.html Model Federation Framework][[BR]] === Quarterly Status Reports === due 31Dec09: [wiki:ProjTemp-4Q09-status 4Q09 Status Report][[BR]] due 31Mar10: [wiki:ProjTemp-1Q10-status 1Q10 Status Report][[BR]] due 30Jun10: [wiki:ProjTemp-2Q10-status 2Q10 Status Report][[BR]] due 18Nov10: [wiki:ProjTemp-Post-GEC9-status Post GEC9 Status Report][[BR]] due 31Mar11: [wiki:ProjTemp-Post-GEC10-status Post GEC10 Status Report] === Spiral 2 Connectivity === === Related Projects ===